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Ocean Energy Safety Institute: Nothing like it in the UK

1 month ago | energyvoice.com | Jeremy Cresswell |Amy Smith

There exists in the US an organisation named the Ocean Energy Safety Institute (OESI), about which little appears to be known here in the UK; nor do we have anything that can be regarded as its equivalent. Launched in 2013, it basically grew out of the Macondo disaster of April 20 2010, which exposed massive weaknesses in the American approach to offshore safety.
Wind Maker debuts but CSOV new tonnage price inflation builds

1 month ago | energyvoice.com | Jeremy Cresswell |Amy Smith

The first of two M-class offshore wind turbine installation vessels, Wind Maker, has been delivered to Cadeler of Denmark. The company has also signed the first contracts for its second M-class vessel, Wind Mover, which is also being built in South Korea. Aggregated contracts value is £62million (75million euros). Wind Maker is the sixth vessel in Cadeler’s growing fleet of wind installation vessels; with the seventh and sister ship, Wind Mover, currently scheduled for delivery in Q4 this year.
From waste to worth: the CO2 opportunity

2 months ago | energyvoice.com | Ed Reed |Amy Smith

Carbon dioxide has long been the villain of the world’s energy outlook. But what if it is more complex? What if industry’s most notorious waste product could be something more – could actually have value? From sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to construction materials, to foodstuffs and more – companies are rethinking CO2 as a feedstock for the circular economy.
NGOs win critical seabed minerals skirmish with Norwegian government

2 months ago | energyvoice.com | Jeremy Cresswell |Amy Smith

A year ago, Norway became the first country to back deep sea mineral prospecting in its waters, with a government plan to launch an exploration licenses bidding round this year (2025). Barely 11 months later, last December, the Norwegians suspended activity indefinitely, having been sued by a non-governmental organisation (NGO) – the widely respected Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF). It was January 2024 when the Storting (Norwegian parliament) voted in favour of opening about 280,000 sq.
National Grid scores SF6 UK-first at London Power Tunnels project

2 months ago | energyvoice.com | Jeremy Cresswell |Amy Smith

The UK’s National Grid has reached a milestone in its programme to eliminate sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) from its network with the arrival of the first of two 178 tonne supergrid transformers and Hitachi Econiq SF6-free switchgear, at a new electricity substation being built in the UK capital. National Grid’s construction partner in the 400kV Bengeworth Road substation is Linxon. The project is a part of the £1 billion London Power Tunnels 2 project.
Using Earth power to make ammonia

2 months ago | energyvoice.com | Jeremy Cresswell |Amy Smith

Delving into the world of energy science and technology has long been a fascination of mine. It is an interest that personally reaches right back to 1958 in New Zealand. The family lived in Palmerston North at that time; Dad was reading for his PhD at Massey while I and the older of my two sisters were leading an idyllic, semi-feral existence where it was all our poor mother could do to get us to stick on our sandals before heading out to school.
Harbour's Brodgar North first UK well completed in 2025

2 months ago | energyvoice.com | Stephen Coomber |Amy Smith

Well Slot is a monthly feature where Westwood’s Stephen Coomber looks at drilling activity and rig moves in UK and Norwegian waters. UK Offshore Well Slot January 2025As of 24 January, Westwood Global Energy reports there are two exploration and two appraisal wells active on the UKCS: Culzean Deep and Jocelyn South in the CNS and Pensacola (appraisal) and Abbey (appraisal) in the SNS. Since the previous report, the Brodgar North well has completed. No wells have spudded.
Big Oil's commitment to green is going to hell in a handcart

Dec 5, 2024 | energyvoice.com | Jeremy Cresswell |Amy Smith

Despite mounting pressures to clean up its act, Big Oil is in reality showing little sign of doing so with genuine commitment and, if anything, is regressing by returning to its core business of finding and producing oil, gas and condensate.
EU to miss heat pump target by massive margin

Dec 4, 2024 | energyvoice.com | Jeremy Cresswell |Amy Smith

Whilst widely touted as the way to go for heating homes and businesses in temperate and cold regions, the uptake of heat pumps is way behind the ambition, even in Europe and most certainly the lame-duck UK. Indeed, the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) has warned that the EU’s 2030 climate targets will be missed by a huge margin if current trends in heat pump sales continue. This would be a blow to Europe’s clean-tech leadership and competitiveness.
LNG, not the energy supply panacea that it’s touted to be

Dec 2, 2024 | energyvoice.com | Jeremy Cresswell |Amy Smith

While there may be broad agreement on the potential benefit of liquefied natural gas in terms of reducing air pollutants, the impact of LNG in terms of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions has clearly become a point of contention.